portal hypertension
- noun
- /ˈpɔrtəl ˌhaɪpərˈtɛnʃən/
- Specialized
:
hipertensión portal
- The diagnosis of portal hypertension can be confirmed through imaging studies showing dilated veins.
- treatment for portal hypertension
- related to portal hypertension
Examples
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The presence of a gradient of 1.1 g/dL (11 g/L) indicates that the patient has portal hypertension with 97 percent accuracy.
Academic text (2007) -
Duodenal varices are a rare but potentially serious consequence of portal hypertension in the event of a bleed.
Academic text (2007) -
Two patients in each group had a non-variceal bleed related to portal hypertension.
Academic text (1996) -
HRS generally occurs in patients with advanced liver disease and portal hypertension.
Academic text (2003) -
This drug may therefore be a useful adjunct to beta-blockers in the treatment of portal hypertension.
Academic text (1996) -
Duodenal varices are rare, occurring in 0.4% of patients with portal hypertension.
Academic text (2007) -
The exclusion criteria were previous treatment for portal hypertension (medical or endoscopic).
Academic text (1996) -
The Beger procedure is intended for individuals with CP and portal hypertension or biliary stenosis secondary to inflammation of the pancreatic head.
Academic text (2017) -
There is severe arterial underfilling in the systemic circulation due to pronounced arterial vasodilatation in the splanchnic circulation, which is related to the presence of portal hypertension.
Academic text (2003) -
In patients with portal hypertension, the risk of developing varices increases significantly.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is compositionally built from 'portal' (the vein system to the liver) + 'hypertension' (high blood pressure), so its meaning — high blood pressure in the portal venous system — is directly derivable from the constituents. This follows a regular medical compound pattern that is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words would generally infer the correct sense (though they might miss some clinical nuances).
Etymology
Portal hypertension uses portal like a 'gate' and hypertension for 'high pressure'. Imagine the portal vein as the main 'gate' that sends blood into the liver, and if this gate is blocked the pressure builds up, so the phrase means 'high blood pressure in the portal vein' and helps explain the swelling and vein problems.
